Internship

Code:

M201

Acronym:

E

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2025/2026 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MPSI	146	Plano de Estudos 2021	2	-	24	432	648

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The aim of the Internship is to provide students with prolonged practical experience in the context of a professional institution in the field of psychology.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected that the student is able to:

. develop the required personal and relational resources to successfully adapt to the context of the internship and establish teamwork with several professionals;

. apply the knowledge and skills acquired in academia in the context of the internship;

. respond in a competent, flexible and creative way to demands and obstacles that could result from the specific contexts of work, progressively developing autonomy;

. develop a reasoned discussion, which involves articulation between the practice and the knowledge acquired during the master’s degree, about the potential and limitations of different modes of intervention for human development;

. act in strict compliance with the deontological code, recognizing the social and the ethical implications of actions.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

In accordance with the Regulations of the Master's Degree in Psychology: Students can only enroll in an Internship after passing the curricular units common to all areas of specialization and the compulsory curricular units of the area of specialization in which they are enrolled.

Certain internship sites require, as a prerequisite, the completion of specific optional courses in the 1st year of the Master's in Psychology that prepare students for those areas of work, namely:

• Internships in the field of Neuropsychology (e.g., ULS-São João; ULS-Matosinhos; CRPG; CRN; PIN-Porto; CRIAR): UC Neuropsychological Assessment (compulsory) and UC Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (recommended and preference given to those who have also completed this UC).


• Internships in the field of Sexuality (e.g., ULS-São João; APF): UC Clinical Sexology.


• Internships at INEM: Catastrophe and Emotional Relief UC (1st year MP) or equivalent content.
  Internships in the afield of Child Promotion and Protection (e.g., CPCJ Matosinhos; EMAT; Porto Adoption Service): UC Intervention in Foster Care and Adoption Contexts.


• Internships in the field of Risk Reduction (e.g., Auto-estima, GIRUGaia, Casa da Vila Nova, Aqui e Agora): UC Social Intervention and Risk Reduction.

For more details, please contact the Scientific Committee of the Master's in Psychology.

Program

The internships take place in multiple settings with established protocols of collaboration, and are organizedaccording to the various areas and subareas of the Master in Psychology. Given the broad range of professional contexts of host entities, internships involve multiple fields, methods and strategies of assessment/intervention, as well as targets.

In addition to an onsite advisor whose function is to closely monitor the activities of the trainee, there are supervisors who are teachers from FPCEUP and who meet regularly with the interns.

Supervisors are also responsible for mediating between the faculty and the host organizations.This mediation is assisted by the FPCEUP's Professional Integration and Alumni Support Unit (UAIPA), which is responsible for archiving documents related to internships and curating the SIGARRA website with internship support resources: https://s.up.pt/1jv

At the end of the first week of internship, and in the course of meetings conducted with the advisor, the trainee shall submit to the supervisor a plan of activities to be carried out during the school year.

Mandatory literature

Ricou Miguel; A^ética e a deontologia no exercício da psicologia. ISBN: 978-989-99037-1-5

Comments from the literature

Diverse bibliographic sources depending on the internship's area.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Initially interns spend some time participating by observation and progressively they become more autonomous in their actions. Their practices are continuously reflected, either in the context of the relationship with the advisor, or of relationship with the supervisor.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho de campo	75,00
Trabalho escrito	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	130,00
Estudo autónomo	100,00
Frequência das aulas	80,00
Realização de Estágio	300,00
Trabalho de campo	100,00
Trabalho de investigação	100,00
Total:	810,00

Eligibility for exams

To follow the established in the internship protocol and norms for the functioning of the intenship.

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation is distributed throughout the year. In addition to information obtained from regular contacts between supervisors and trainees, two meetings may be held (one at the end of each semester) with the various advisors, where advisors have the opportunity comment on the performance and development of the trainees. Advisors are asked to fill out an individual record according to a set of criteria.

At the end of the year the student should deliver a report, presenting and discussing the activities of the internship, and reflecting on the internship experience. This work should be grounded in the articulation between scientific theory and practice.

Examinations or Special Assignments

N/A

Internship work/project

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Classification improvement

N/A

Observations

The working language of this course is "Português - Suitable for English-speaking students", as the language of the course can be adjusted in the case of international internships.